The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-07-28

they don't do it all themselves; they
keep help. Why, good land, Miss
Willard and Miss Riggs, aud Miss Ar.
lington couldn't begin to wash the
dishes, to say nothin, ofwipin'. They
keep a hired girl, ell on 'em, and meb-
by more than one.
And all along this beautiful and en-
chantin' highway, q good deal often
er than once, would BIZ massive and
impressive marble BUILDING. Why, !
never see anything so impressive, and
Josiah never did. They lowered up
and spread out as a majesty that
made EN- fit for the name they bore,
public buildins. The public deserves
it all. I like the public first rate, and
50 does Josiah. The public is q good
old ereeter q good deal of the time.
And way up~over our heads, wher-
ever we wa2, we could see the
shinin' tall spire Of Gen. George
Washington's monument, q seemin'
to point up towards the heavens, all
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law makers up where they ought to
be. But though Georges head is way
up in the clouds, mists and mud are
present with his feet. And that is the
way with most on 'em I spose, lofty,
towerin' ambitions, and. mere grove
lin ones, all in one monument.
Wall, anon, we sec the walls OF the
capitol, like a poem in white marble,
q risin' out of a billowy sea- OF green;
waves on waves of beautiful green of
every tint, and blossoms, white, pink
and cream color.
We got out of the car nigh to the
buildin' and walked afoot up through
the broad paths, a leadin' under that
verdant shade. Great masses of flow
ers wuz sot down in the green velvet
turf borderin' them paths. Statutes
looked out at us through the green
boughs; birds sang to us-the posys
nodded their perfumed heads at us
And high up-up-over Our heads,
right out of that fairyland of beauty,
riz the white walls OF that most per-
feet and beautiful buildin' in the world.
And as I went up one of the broad
flights OF marble steps, as wide and
high as from our house clear up the
hill to Mr.. Sewedy's, if not further-I
nudged Josiah aud seys: q
"Josiah, I don't believe I ever had
such teelin's towards George as I hev
to-day" ...
"George whoa" seys he.
"That George" seys ], turnin' round
and pointln' to where he sot on his
monument, calm and noble, though
considerably thin-dressed. HE who
wuz first in war, first in peace and first
the hearts OF his countrymen."
/ didn't say much more a goin' up
the steps; not that I wuz put to it for
emotions, not at all, but my breath
had gin out long before I had got half
way up.
But at last the steep ascent wuz
climbed, and we stood in the lofty
marble halls where justice and other
things are administered to us. My
feelin's wuz powerful, but I controlled
'em with almost marble firmness, for
! felt that ! mustn't give way before
8 o'clock in the mornin', when so
much wuz ahead of me. And anon,
after roamin' through lofty and ma
j~estical corridors as far, Ishould judge.
as from Jul house to GAINESVILLE. I
stood in the rotunda, that wonderful
room, alookin' up in deep amaze and
dumbfounder, up, up past the statues
and pictures, and alto and other re-
liefs, up, up into the high heavens of
light that shine down through the
many colors, I wuz fairly lost in con.
templatin' the loftiness and grand
eur, and I don't a r who
knows 1t. And before I wuz
found my companion had discovered
sunthin' very mysterious. 1t was q
kind of a whisperin' block. You stood
on q certain piece OF the marble floor,
and man way out in front of you
will speak to you, and the voice will
seem to come from right behind you,
clost to you. They saidit was caused
by some accustik property.
And I said I didn't know anything
about the gentleman nor how much
property he owned. But, seys ], IF
he wants to sell any of this property
and don't ask too much l would be
glad to buy a little, it would be so
handy for pardners to have some
times when they were far off from
their companions and want to whis-
per in a still, small voice in their ear
and speak to 'em sudden sometimes,
unbeknown to 'em." @
Josiah looked kinder angry, he
didn't fall in with my idea of purchas-
ing any of MI. Accustick,s property.
And the man didn't make much of
any answer. / spose they want to
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right there IN the capitol, and / spose
the wives OF public men need 'em as
much if not more than ! do, and
Josiah looked very oneesy, SO I didn't
say no more, and after feasting our
eyes agin on the pictures and alto and
other reliefs that wuz ornamenting the
walls on every side, we almost tore our
selves away and wandered out in the
other rooms. We went into rooms
full and running over with books.
They were piled up on shelves and on
the floors and up overhead and in
every place you can think on, and the
man in charge a. perfect gentleman),
he said they were going to q new
house to put 'em in.
And I seys:. ut must be a good
sized one" ~
ooh, Yes" ssys he, "it is goin' to be
quite a buildin'." And / see for my
self afterwards. Why, besides acres
and acres of vacant land, they have
tore down good houses-as many
houses as there is in Janesville-to
make room for that buildin' to stand
on. Why, I don't s'pose you will be-
lieve me, but 1t is goin' to spread out
as fur as from our house clear over to